Machine for turning and grinding



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Patented Jan. 2 19 34 MACHINE FOR TURNING AND GRiNDIN G Grover Cleveland," Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Yoder Company, Cleveland, Ohio, at corporation of Ohio V Application November 6.1931. Serial No. 513,343

6 Claims. (Cl. 51--33) This invention relatesto amachine 'for turning work piece is preferably secured to the shaft 6 or grinding a surface which is curved or disposed by an arm 7 and set screw 8;

in a plane parallel or at an angle to the axis on 9 indicates ways'provided on the frame '2 for which the work-piece is rotatingand also a sura support 10; The support 10 is adjusted along face composed of a curved portion and a plane the ways 9 by a rack and pinion, the rack being ground. 7

relates from the following description, taken in The frame 1 s provided from end to end with w' l and 2.

portion. shown at 11 in Fig.2 and the pinion (not shown) One object or" the invention is to provide a being mounted on the frame 2 and preferably machine of this character wherein aconvexed operated manually. The support 10 comprises or concaved surface may be readily turned or a frame 12 having intermediate'its ends lateral 1 1 portions shaped toform suitable shoes or slides 6w Another object of the invention is to provide a *13, which engage the ways 9. machine capable of readily turning or grinding 14 indicates'as'an entirety a tool. Inthe form a surface having a curved portion and a plane of construction shown inFigs. l to 5, inclusive, portion.- the toolelement consists of a cutter 14a. In the Another object ofihe invention is to provide a forms of'construction shown in Figs. .6 to 9, machine of this type in which the wear on the inclusive, the tool element consists of a grinding grinding tool may be readily compensated for. I Wheel 14b formed ,Of Su able as v which Other objects of the invention will be apparent wheel is rotated by means indicated as an ento those skilled in the art to'which my inventionv tirety at 15. a

connection with the accompanying drawings guides 16 fora main slide 17, which is provided herein. 1 I with complementary guides '18 engaging the. i Fig. 1- is a plan View of a portion of a lathe-guides 16. The frame 12 is formed'centrally'with' showing the head and tail stocks thereof and a, a longitudinal channel 19 to accommodate a feed tool supporLing. andoperating mechanism emscrew 20. The opposite ends of the screw 20 are bodying my invention. ota a in suitable bearings provided in end Fig. 2 is a'fragmentary section partly-onthe plates 21, 21c, collars being fixed tohthe screw line 2-2 andpartly on the line 2a--2a of Fig. 1. upon opposite side of each-end plate to hold the Fig. 3 isan end view of parts shown in Figs. screw against e'ndwise movement. 'The collar shown at22onthe outer side ofthe plate 21 is Fig. 4 is a sectio on the line 44 of Figs. provided with graduations which move relative 1 and 2. to an index mark on the plate 21*toindicate the Fig. 5 is .a fragmentary plan view of parts feed in proportion to the rotationzof' the feed shown i ,1 nd 2 screw according to its screw pitch. The feed Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view, partly inside screw 20 isrotated byahandle'23. H I. elevation with parisbroken away and'partly in -24 indicates-a nut through which the feed section on the line 66 of Fig.7; and showing the screw 20 extends. The nut 2; is secured, prefmounting of a grinding tool; 1 erably by cap -screws 25', to thev lower side of the.

Fig. 7 is a section on. the line 7'-7- of-Fig; 6.- main slide 17 Whereby the latteris moved'or Figs. 8 and 9 are viewssubstantially similar adjusted longitudinally of the frame 12 when to Figs.-6 and 7, respectively, but showing a the screw is rotated'.*- 5 modified n tr ti m I The upperface oftheslide 17 is recessed to Fig. 10. is a fragmentary. vieW showingthe form an annular ledge 26 for supporting an anmounting'of atool on a horizontal axisnulus 27, and'a space-26a for a" rotatable"sup'-' Figs. 11 to .16, inclusive, are diagrammatic views port 28.- The-annulu's 27 is preferably secured to showing operation of the tools on diiferent workthe ledge on the slide 17 by-countersunk cap pieces. screws 29 and it extends inwardlyover the sup- In theudrawings, indicates-as anentire'ty a; port 28-(see Fig. 4), itsinner side wall being z I lathe comprising a frame .2.providing ways orconcentric -t0 the axis' of the support 28. The guides 3. for a head stock 4. and 'a-tail stock5, support28 is provided with a shoulder 30 which both being adjustableon the ways 3 in any derotatably fitsthe --s'ide' wal1 26b of the space sired manner and providing ,centers for a work 26a. The marginal portion of the support 28 is piece A. The driving means for. the. shaft 6 of--" provided with worm gear teeth 31 in mesh with a the head stock may be ofany desiredconstrucworm 32, whereby the support 28 may be rotated tion to provide-the desired turning speeds. The in the space 26a. The central portion of the support 28 is cut away, as shown at 28a, to permit access to the screws 25. The teeth 31 may be cut in the side wall of the support 28, as shown.

The worm 32 is splined to a shaft 33, whereby the main slide 17 may be adjusted while maintaining driving connection between the shaft and the support 28. The worm 32 is maintained in driving relation with the teeth 31 by a pair of blocks 34 suitably secured to the slide 17 upon opposite sides of the worm 32 and through which the shaft 33 extends.

The shaft 33 is mounted in suitable bearings in the end plates 21, 21a and held against endwise movement by a collar 35 fixed to the shaft and engaging the plate 21a and collars 36, 32', fixed to the shaft and engaging the opposite of the plate 21. As shown in Fig. 2, the collar 36 acts through the hub of a gear 38 to prevent rearward movement of the shaft 33. The gear 38 is free to rotate on the shaft 38, but is provided with clutch elements, with which a clutch member 39, splined to the outer end portion of the shaft 33, engages and disengages; when the parts are in engagement, the shaft 33 may be driven by the gear 38. When the clutch member 39 is slid outwardly it is disengaged from the clutch elements of the gear 33, and a suitable tool may be applied to the shaft end 46 (see Fig. 2) and the shaft 33 rotated thereby to adjust the support 28 to any angular position as may necessary for setting the tool 14. The gear 38 is driven through gears 41, by a gear 48 fixed to a shaft The gears 41, 42, are suitably mounted on stud shafts carried by the end plate 21. The shaft 44 is mounted at its outer end in the plate 21 and at its inner end bearings in a gear case 45. The shaft 44 connected at its inner end within the case 45 with driven elements which are in turn preferably d"iven by the motive power utilized to drive the 46 indicates a base member mounted on and secured to the rotatable support 28. preference, the upper surface of the support 28 is cen trally recessed at 287) and the base member 46 has a central thickened portion 461: fitting into said recess. The support 28 and base member 46 are rigidly secured together by a plurality of cap screws 47. The marginal portion of the base member 46 closely fits against and rotates relative to the side wall of the annulus 2'7. shown in Fig. 5, the marginal portion of the base member 46 is provided at diametrical sides with naughts and between the naughts and extending around either side of the base member, each ten degrees of the arc or semi-circle is designated. Preferably at and leading from either side of each naught these markings consist of 10, 2077, H30)! 40, :7, r, 88, 90 placed at the quarter circle points. These marks are related to degree graduations 48 provided'on the upper surface of the annulus, so that when the support 10 is rotated, its angular movement is shown.

The base member 46 is preferably of substantially rectangular shape and provided with an elevated body portion which is cut-away centrally from end to end to form a guide-way 49 for an upper or secondary slide 58. The slide 50 slides on the bottom of the cut-away between the guide ways 49 and is slidably held in the cut-away by strips 51 secured to the base member 46 by cap screws 52 and lapping over the slide 50. By preference, the slide 50 is somewhat longer than the base member 46 to provide for a long range of adjustmentof' the tool 14', which is mounted on the slide 50 as hereinafter set forth.

The adjustment of the slide 50 on the base member 46 is preferably provided for as follows:

53 indicates a shaft mounted in bearings 54 suitably secured to one side of the base member 46, the shaft being held against endwise movement by collars disposed on the opposite outer sides of the bearings and fixed to the shaft. The outer end of the shaft 53 is connected, preferably detachably to the shank of a handle 55. 56 indicates a worm on the shaft fixed thereto in any desired manner, being preferably formed integrally at one end with a collar or hub which is pinned to the shaft and held at its opposite end against a collar which is also pinned to the shaft. The worm 56 meshes with a worm gear 5'7 which is fixed to one end of a shaft 58. The shaft 58 has bearing in an opening extending through the body portion of the base member 46 and fixedly carries at its opposite a collar 59, which co-operates with the gear 57 to prevent endwise movement of the shaft 58. Intermediate the ends of the shaft 58 it carries a pinion 60, which meshes with a rack 61 provided on the lower side and extending from end to end of the slide 58, to move the slide endwise whenthe shaft 58 is rotated. The slide 50 may be moved endwise in its guideways 49 in either direction far enough to effect its removal therefrom. This may be of advantage where different tools are to be used from time to time or where conditions make it desirable to use a slide of greater or shorter length. It also permits the tool pedestal 62. to be permanently secured to the slide. It also permits the slide 50 to be inserted in its guide-ways with the tool disposed at either side of the axis of the support 28, so that the tool may operate on convex surfaces and under varying conditions without undue endwise adjustment of the slide 59.

The opposite sides of the slide 58 are provided with graduations 63'related to lines 64, respectively, disposed in a plane cutting the axis of the support 28, to determine and indicate the adjustment of the slide.

The tool pedestals 62 are constructed according to the type of tool and nature of the work to be done thereby. shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the pedestal consists of a plurality of interrelated parts 62.13, terminating a slotted holder 62a. The shank of the tool element 140. fits into the slot of the holder 62a and is secured therein by a clamping screw 65. J 5

The pedestal part 62:0 removably and rotatably fits into an opening or recess formed in the part 62x. 62x by one ormore set screws 62.

0peration.Fig. 1 shows the operation of turning a, side portion of a work-piece A on the arc a. In this operation, the tool 14a isadjusted to the desired radius relative to the center of the support 28. through the worm 82 and gear 31 rotates the support 28 to swing the tool 14a through the desired arc. The shaft 33 is manually controlled In the form of construction The part 6232' isfixed in the part The shaft 33 operating to stop, reverse and start it, but these opera- 14a ismounted at right angles tothe longitu-' dinal axis of the slideor at right-angles'td the guide-waystherefor and then the support 28 is rotated to disposethe slide 50 parallel to the'surface to be turned- The feed of the tool is then effected by operating the shaft 53 to' move the slide 50 endwise.

Figures 1--and 12 showthe tool turning a concave surface;

Figures 13- and 14 showthe tool turning'a convex surface.

Any portion of the work-piece may be turned; 1 as above setforth, to provide acurved surface or a plane surface-or a portion that is curved and a portion that is plane.-

In the use of the terms curved and planeisurfaces I refer to the relationship between such surfaces and an imaginary plariein-which the axis" of the work-piece is disposed.

Where'the tool consists bf a grinding wheel 14b, as shown in Figs.6 to 9, inclusive, I provide base member is secured to the rotatable support 28 carried by the slide 17. The base plate is provided with a seat member 68 for an anti-friction load bearing 68' for the lower end of a shaft 69.

The seat member 68 is secured to the base plate 67 I by cap screws 68a. The upper end portion of the shaft 69'is supported by combined load and thrust anti-frictionbearihgs 70, the inner race of the bearing being seated against a shoulder 71 on the shaft and the outer race being seated in an annular recess 72"formed in the casing 66' and held therein bya collar 73 threaded into the free end of the casing.' 74 indicates a combined load and thrust anti-friction bearing disposed intermediate the ends of the shaft 69, the races of this bearing being mounted similar'to the racesfor the bearings 70. It will be noted that outer races for the bearings 70, 74, are reversed so that they take endwise thrusts in either direction. 75 indicates a worm gear keyed tothe shaft 69 between the bearings 68, 74, and meshing with a worm 76 fixed to a shaft-77. The shaft 77 is mounted in anti-friction bearings seated in the end walls of the casing 66 and extends at one end therethrough outwardly for detachable connection to a flexible shaft 78. The outer end 77a of the shaft 77 is hollowed out to receive the free end 78a of the shaft 78, the shaft end 77a carrying keys 79 fitting a key way 80 formed in the shaft end 78a. The casing 78 for the shaft 78 and casing 66 are preferably detachably conneoted to maintain the shafm- 77, 78, together by the following devices; 81 indicates a tubular member having a flange suitably bolted to the walls of the casing 66 in concentric relation to the shaft 77. The tubular member 81 is internally threaded to receive a sleeve 82 the inner wall of which forms a bearing for the shaft end 77a. The outer external portion of the tubular member 81 is threaded to take a coupling 83 which has an inturned flange rotatably fitting a grooved collar held in place by the casing 78 of the flexible shaft 78.

The grinding wheel 141) preferably seats against a collar 84 which rests on a shoulder 85 provided near the upper end of the shaft 69. The grinding wheel 14b is secured to the collar 84 by a nut 86 threaded on'the-free end oftheshaftQSS. and,

engaging-a'collar or washer 87on'the upper side of the wheel.

The base plate 67 is' adjustablyfmounted on" the slide 50, so that the grinding tool 142; may be j moved independently of the slide {50 or other parts on which" the slide is mounted, to'take up or compensate for wear of the tool resulting from use. For this purpose the base plate 67 and elevated body portionboabf the slide 50 are provided with "complementary guide Walls 88' disposed parallel to the guide-ways 4 9, so that the tool 14b may be moved longitudinally'of the v slide to the desired extent,due to wear or dress-- ing of the tool, without adjustment of any of the remaining parts of'the machine; The bas'eplate 67 is adjusted by means of'a screw 89 threaded into an opening forming inthe base plate 67, the

threads of the screw and its opening having proper pitch so that the plate may, be' adjusted The outer end of the screw 89 extends throughand .rotatesin an openthe exact desired amount.

ing formed in an up standingplate or wall 90 fixed tothe slide 50.

opposite sides of the wall 90*to prevent endwise movement of the screw.

Figs. 8 and 9' show a' construction similar toi The screw 89 is'provided' with spaced; collars, 91, 92, which engage'the that shown in Figs; 6 and 7 except that the tool supportingshaft 69 is driven by an electric motor' 93 mounted within the casing 66; the armature shaft being connected directly to; the shaft 69.

The current for-the motor 93 .is supplied by leads 94 extending through an opening inthe casing 66; t

98' rotatably and removably fitting the spindle 96, the sleeve being split, as shown at 98a, and

having lugs through which bolts 99 extend to draw the splitportions together. I

' The upper end of the bracket 97 is provided with a tubular member 100 into which is fitted a hollow member 101 having seatslOZ at its opposite ends for anti-friction load and thrust bearings 102, which support a shaft 103. low member 101 is held in the tubular member 100 by set screws 104. Oil is supplied to the bearings by a duct 105. The shaft 103 extends through the hollow member 101 and at one end it carries the grinding tool 140 and at its opposite end it is recessed to receive the shaft end 106 of the flexible shaft 107. The shaft 107 is provided with a fitting 108 on which slides and rotates a coupling 109 adapted to be threaded on the tubular end 110 of a cap 110' threaded into the adjacent end of the hollow member 101, the coupling 109 serving to clamp the collar 111 against the tubular end 110, to detachably hold the shafts 107 and 103 in connected relation. The end 106 and shaft 103, are suitably keyed together.

The shafts 78a and 107 are driven in any desired manner.

By loosening the bolts 99 the bracket 97 may be rotated about the axis of the spindle 96 to position the tool 14c in operative relation to the surface tobe ground.

In one operating position of the pedestal 95', the shaft 103 is disposed at right angles to the direction of movement of the slide 50 and plate 67, especially when the tool is to grind a con- 97 indicates a bracket having at its The holvex surface, but the shaft 103 may be arranged in any other angular position when the surface to be ground is straight.

Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic view showing the operation of the tool 140', turning a plane surface on the work-piece A. Fig. 12 is a diagrammatic View showing the tool 141) grinding a concave surface and Figs. 13 and 14 show the tool 14b turning convex surfaces. Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic view showing the tool 140 grinding a plane surface and Fig. 16 is a similar view showing the tool 140 adjusted to a different position and grinding a convex surface.

To thoseskilled in the art to which my invention relates, many changes in construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of the invention will suggest themselves without departing from the spirit and scope of the invenion. My disclosures and the description herein arflpurely illustrative and not intended to be in any sense limiting.

What I claim is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support and tail and head stocks providing centers for a work-piece, of a frame disposed at right angles to the axis of said centers, a main slide on said frame, a rotatable support on said slide, a gear on the periphery of said rotatable support, a shaft on said frame, a gear splined on said shaft and meshing with said first mentioned gear, a base member on said rotatable support, a slide on said base member, a pedestal adjustably mounted on said last mentioned slide, a shaft mounted in said pedestal and carrying a tool, and means for rotating the last mentioned shaft.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support and tail and head stocks providing centers for a work-piece, of a frame disposed at right angles to the axis of said centers, a main slide on said frame, a rotatable support on said slide, a base member on said rotatable support, a slide adjustably and removably mounted on said base member, a pedestal on said last mentioned slide, said last mentioned slide having a length greater than the length of said base member and said pedestal being mounted on one end of said last mentioned slide, a shaft in said pedestal, and means for rotating said shaft.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support and tail and head stocks providing centers'for awork-piece, of a frame disposed at right angles to the axis of said centers, a main slide on said frame, a rotatable support on said slide, means for rotating said support, a base member on said rotatable supframe disposed at right angles to the axis of.

said centers, a main slide on said frame, a rotatable support on said slide, a base member on said rotatable support, a slide on said base member, a vertical spindle on said base member, a bracket adjustably mounted on said spindle and carrying a tool, means for rotating said tool, and means for rotating said rotatable support.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support and tail and head stocks providing centers for a Work-piece, of a frame disposed at right angles to the axis of said centers, a main slide on said frame, a rotatable support on said slide, a base member on said rotatable support, a slide on said base member, a pedestal mounted on said last mentioned slide, a

haft mounted in said pedestal and carrying a tool, and a motor carried by said pedestal for driving said shaft. v

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a support and tail and head stocks mounted thereon and providing centers for a work-piece, of a frame, a main slide thereon, a rotatable support on said slide, a slide on said rotatable support, and supporting means on said separate slide for a tool, said means includ- GROVER E. CLEVELAND. 

